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drlauraguertin.bsky.social
Dr. G
@drlauraguertin.bsky.social
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Geologist/oceanographer & national park fan, would rather be outdoors... NASA Social, JR & NOAA Teacher at Sea Alum, former AGU Blogger, science communication via quilts, she/her. Follow my journeys & sciquilts at https://journeysofdrg.org
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 16h
People and photos tell stories of expeditions at sea - but so do the ships themselves. This article from NPR shares the results of another look at the Endurance from Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 🌊
Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says
Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 5d
This is an excellent @pbsnews.org story that shows how scientists, artists, and community members can come together to communicate about what is happening in the local environment
Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 8d
Today is #InternationalPodcastDay! Might I recommend diving in and taking a listen to the StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep - a collection of >55 conversations about scientific ocean drilling, beyond the science! 🌊⚒️🎙️
archive.storycorps.org/communities/...
A ship on the ocean with a life ring that has a microphone hanging down
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 18d
I'm so proud of Indiana and how she created a data visualization of ocean noise - through crochet! Keep an eye out for her at #AGU25 (*if she is confirmed for a poster, she'll bring her crocheted pieces with her to New Orleans!) 🧶
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curinaction.bsky.social @curinaction.bsky.social · 18d
Check out this great highlight of Indiana Kelly. She's an #UndergraduateResearcher at PennState-Brandywine and a 2025 CUR Geosciences Award for Excellence in Student Research recipient.
Brandywine student combines passion for biology and crocheting to win award | Penn State University
When Indiana Kelly transferred to Penn State Brandywine last fall, she was drawn to the campus’ small, welcoming atmosphere and the opportunity to pursue a biology degree close to home. What she didn’t expect, though, was to combine her passion for marine biology with her love of crocheting to better visualize her award-winning research.
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 20d
The number of aftershocks just keep on coming...
Map of North Pacific showing locations of earthquakes
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 20d
In Pennsylvania, the #PennStateBrandywine seismometer is busy... from the M 7.8 - 128 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ⚒️
Seismograph recorded, showing 60 minutes on the X axis
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 21d
This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep highlights geochemist Chris Jones from EXP 398. Take a listen to learn how his time at sea expanded his interest in the intersections of society/human history, with geology/geologic history - and stories about bananas, Cheez-Its, and chocolate oranges ⚒️🌊
“Before this expedition, I had not made that connection of how my interest in human history and geology have melded so well”
Marine geochemist Christopher Jones has lots of food stories from his time on JOIDES Resolution, ranging from chocolate oranges to Cheez-Its. But he also has stories about working with fellow scientis...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 29d
This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep goes back to the days of the JOI (Joint Oceanographic Institutions) office. Take a listen to hear program manager Ellen Kappel discuss not only the people (the foundation of SciOD) but also the staff involvement in softball games and choir practice. 🌊⚒️
"I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Friday choir practice… if you’re leaving the office [early], you just say you’re going to choir practice"
From softball games to phone systems to Friday choir practice at the bar, this was all part of the life of Ellen Kappel in the Joint Oceanographic Institutions office. Ellen shares some highlights of ...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 29d
Do you have these all online somewhere? We'd love to link to them in our OER/Pressbook on scientific ocean drilling! psu.pb.unizin.org/sciod/
Scientific Ocean Drilling: Exploration and Discovery through Time – Simple Book Publishing
The process of scientific ocean drilling and its context in oceanographic research, past and present
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Sep 3
The #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps collection now has Tori Pavlovich from JOIDES Resolution EXP 402. Take a listen to Tori describe her journaling activities on board, her birthday celebration, and how the personal and professional connections she made at sea were just as unique and special. ⚒️🌊
"To other early career scientists that are like, oh, maybe I want to go out to sea... just ask. If I had never told my advisor..."
Tori Pavlovich, a rock magnetist from University of Utah, joined JOIDES Resolution for Expedition 402. She knew she would be celebrating her birthday while at sea with an incredibly unique birthday ce...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 29
I'm still working my way around @biographic.bsky.social for ocean-themed stories for my students after the loss of Hakai Magazine. I'm finding excellent material - I'm hoping for more stories/videos like this! 🌊
Lens of Time: Secrets of Schooling - bioGraphic
Shimmering schools of fish have dazzled scientists for centuries with their synchronized maneuvers. Now, high-speed video is revealing how—and why—they do it.
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 28
I know mine has a Snoopy watch (one that you had to wind up!)
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 25
I was surprised at the number of maritime projects the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum highlights - with the plate steel made here in the Greater Philadelphia Region! The steel went to the hull of JOIDES Resolution, the SS United States, the submersible Alvin, and... to GUPPY! [blog post] 🧪🌊
A GUPPY out of water
Pennsylvania has a fascinating industrial history, ranging from wood to coal to steel (and more!). I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesvil…
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 22
The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
"What scientific ocean drilling has done for the nation and globally is yielded a staggering amount of information about Earth history"
“The breadth of the science that is done in this program is pretty exciting and you don't have to be a trained marine geologist to appreciate that.” This quote comes from Carl Brenner, the director of...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 15
I'm teaching a course on planetary geology this semester. I'm not going to shy away from what is happening at NASA. I will spend time in my course on the cuts, impacts, and work with my campus library on an advocacy event for @planetarysociety.bsky.social Day of Action to Save NASA Science.
Save NASA Science - Action Hub
NASA science faces record cuts. Take action to stop it—we'll show you how.
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 6
I always try to connect the location I am speaking in with the topic I am speaking about. I thought that would be a stretch with scientific ocean drilling, but it turns out that not one but TWO parts of JOIDES Resolution were manufactured in the Greater Philadelphia region! 🧪🌊⚒️
JOIDES Resolution and the Philadelphia connection
I really enjoy doing science outreach events and speaking to audiences of any age, with any level of science knowledge. For groups in my region, the Greater Philadelphia Area, I always try to bridg…
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Aug 1
You have such a talent for scicomm! Count me as part of your fan club!
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jul 18
At times, the story behind a quilt is more fascinating than the quilt itself! It was a year-long journey that went coast-to-coast, concluding with my "Grunge N' Roses" quilt. Fabric was all purchased in Portland, OR, qult made in Philly, then brought back to Intl. Rose Test Garden in OR. #QuiltSky
The journey of Grunge N’ Roses
Sometimes, the story about making a quilt can be even more fascinating than the quilt itself! That’s the case with my quilt Grunge N’ Roses. In the International Rose Test Garden with m…
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jul 17
We all get this student question. This @chronicle.com opinion piece shares one view: "When students ask faculty to disregard clear policies, they are not merely asking us to be flexible. Rather, they are asking us to violate our professional ethics and engage in institutional dishonesty." #EduSky
Opinion | When Students Want You to Change Their Grades
They say “it never hurts to ask.” But it does.
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jul 14
Using my own personal stories and journey with NOAA to help my neighbors understand why and how NOAA matters to everyone, not just to scientists and researchers. It's a little front door science - with a quilt. 🌊 #QuiltSky
Hey neighbors – learn why NOAA is critical to all of us
NOAA mini quilt, made from a NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumni bandana. Quilt measures 24 inches by 24 inches and was completed June 4, 2025. The U.S. federal agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 24
Our first father/daughter conversation in the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive! Current Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen looped her father into our recording, as he once sailed with Sy Schlanger and participated on an ocean drilling expedition! Take a listen to hear about Amy's research interests. 🧪⚒️🌊
"It's interesting to listen to her and realize she's doing things so radically different from what I did... I'm glad she's excited about it"
This father-daughter conversation is with Virginia Tech graduate student and Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen, along with her father, Dr. Rick Hagen. Amy shares her scientific ocean drilling research and in...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 21
Happy #WorldHydrographyDay! Thanks to all, especially to our hydrographic survey vessels in the NOAA fleet, who ensure we have data for safe navigation, a sustainable blue economy, and informing decisions from the coast to the seafloor. 🌊
IHO World Hydrographic Day 2025
YouTube video by IHO
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 19
There is so much history in my region connected to Glomar Explorer. I enjoyed doing a "deep dive" - not the story of its secret mission, but how it was "this close" to being the next scientific drilling vessel after Glomar Challenger (but then lost to Sedco/BP 471, renamed to JOIDES Resolution) 🧪⚒️🌊
Glomar Explorer – the ship that almost was a scientific ocean drilling vessel
“When it became known in March last year that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had used a vessel called the Glomar Explorer to scoop bits of a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of …
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 8
A National Ocean Month proclamation has now been posted for 2025, focusing on "trade, military readiness, and resource production" www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 2
June is #NationalOceanMonth. Each year, since 2006, there has been a Presidential Proclamation for National Oceans Week/Oceans/Ocean Month! (at least, through 2024 - nothing yet for 2025...). 🌊 Photo taken from NOAA fisheries ship in the Gulf of Alaska. Blog post at: geoedtrek.org/2019/06/10/p...
fishing vessel on the ocean with a mountain and rainbow in the background
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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · Jun 2
June is #NationalOceanMonth. Each year, since 2006, there has been a Presidential Proclamation for National Oceans Week/Oceans/Ocean Month! (at least, through 2024 - nothing yet for 2025...). 🌊 Photo taken from NOAA fisheries ship in the Gulf of Alaska. Blog post at: geoedtrek.org/2019/06/10/p...
fishing vessel on the ocean with a mountain and rainbow in the background
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